sinapis

noun

si·​na·​pis

sə̇ˈnāpə̇s

1

capitalized in some classifications : a genus comprising cruciferous herbs with a long beak on the tip of the seedpod and being now usually included as a section in the genus Brassica

2

plural -es : mustard

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin sinapi, sinapis mustard, from Greek

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